Former NBA player David Robinson, left, talks with Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant as Tim Cook, CEO of Apple looks on during the second half of an NCAA tournament game between Oregon and Duke in the regional semifinals on Thursday. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)

The connections to the court: Cook earned his MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business; Bryant worked with Coach K for Team USA; Knight ran for the Oregon track team in the 1950s and now bankrolls the entire state.

WANNA BE LIKE STEPH

This year’s NCAA tournament is no different than anything else in the basketball world in 2016: obsessed with Stephen Curry.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was asked if he has to remind his players who they aren’t before games: “I’ve coached Steph twice, and if they can play like that, that would be cool, man. It would be a lot better,” he said. “I think Steph is a great example of preparation and consistent preparation and love of the game.”